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The F1 Commune races towards the 2026 GP
The 2026 Grand Prix starting off could mean only one thing. That fans would one again join together at the screen at Eve's Coffee to enjoy the race together. There is no feeling better than watching the race together with the people that share the love for the sport. The collective "oohs" and claps that increase the tension in the race is a wonderful experience that makes it so much more worth it! However time is our greatest enemy, we are only able to host race screenings if
playfestin
May 171 min read


Cricket Games on Sundays with Gully League
The Cricket Community under PlayFest began in the same way most of our sports communities do - a desire to find people to play with. The Community hosts games at various turfs around Trivandrum - Sundays being our regular gameday and irregular games on Friday Evenings. While none of players are professional, we are all focused on having fun and winning the game. We've made 2 home teams, Gully Storm and Gully Thunder - Players are divided into teams on the basis of experience
playfestin
May 171 min read


Badminton community takes the week on!
The Trivandrum Badminton community now has games every weekday, 7pm to 9pm - A growth from Monday and Friday games. It was simple change that was quite necessary. The community had grown from its small orgin. Community Members after a game. "I remember when it was just 6 of us" were the words that were a regular said while looking at his phone. Right now the way to confirm your position for a game of badminton is quite simple. Every night before the game, around 10:15 - a pol
playfestin
May 171 min read


New Year, New Games at TGG
We started off the year reached for the Halos, On the 2nd of January, we Played Halo Reach, gathered around the couch at the entrance of Eves Coffee. the godfather of multiplayer shooter still hold its worth. Incredibly smooth and fun. On the 9th of January, Bullets exploded as we played Call of Duty Black Ops 2. The smooth combact of Black Ops 2 created a wonderful split screen experience. There is no better genre for the couch gameplay experience than fighting games. Games
TheGamingGuild
May 171 min read


Capturing around Trivandrum - April at ShutterBloc
On April 5th, The Photography community travelled to Vizhinjam to capture the beauty of Vizhinjam. Starting off from St. Josephs Shrine at 7 in the morning, they captured the morning light and the beauty of the area together through a community photowalk. Punchakkari is known for its calm backwaters and lush surroundings, which makes it a great place for a photowalk and so we went on the 11th of April - on a chilly morning at 6 am to capture photographs in the golden hour lig
playfestin
May 22 min read


April and the Rookies
We held strong at our stronghold at Eves Coffee throughout the month, playing our regular casual games. On the 9th of April, we held a casual game night and on the 23rd our mini tournament was a highlight, connecting and challenging folks across communities. ending the month off on the 30th with another casual event.
playfestin
May 11 min read


July, August and the Animangwha club
On the 5th of July our Animanga club went deep into the manga side of the fandom and provided fans with opportunity bring life to their favorite manga pages with coloured pencils, brush pens and soon the event room was an explosion of colour and joy. On the 19th of July, we found the community in front of the TV watching the trailers for the newest animes that were going to release that season, there were clear favorites, new niches and emerging surprises that caught our eyes
Anime Community
Apr 291 min read


Launching Miniature Stories - Issue 1, March 2026 edition is OUT!
Trivandrum Diecast Community proudly presents our photography magazine called 'Miniature Stories' — a magazine crafted for creators who see beyond the miniature. This is more than just a collection of images by our members; it is a celebration of precision, passion, and perspective. From cinematic street setups to raw collector showcases, every page is driven by the art of making small things feel larger than life. Created by curating images from the Picture of the day (PoTD)
Diecast Community
Apr 81 min read


Animanga and March
We started of the month with a movie discussion of the studio ghibli classic Nausicaa and the Valley of the wind. The beautiful tragedy of creeping nature saw the beginnings of the themes that ghibli would revisit often. The community joined together and shared our thoughts about the film. On the 14th, we swapped katanas for Kunais, becoming Ninjas, not Samurais. learning the art of paper craft together at Eve's Coffee. we crafted them, each painted in all different colours.
Anime Community
Apr 51 min read


March Madness at TGG
We marched to the theme of casual game nights. The month of march began casually with TGG spending the first 2 fridays on a casual game night to just hang out and play games as the community requested them. On the 6th and 13th of the month, we sat on the couch, played games with our friends and shared in the combined joy of video games There's a beauty in seeing Captain America fight Chun li and it is this beauty that we captured through Marvel vs Capcom 3 on the 20th of Marc
TheGamingGuild
Apr 31 min read


Politics, Collaboration, Blood and Gems galore this March at the Trivandrum Board Game Community
On the first of March, more than a dozen of us sat together at table at Eve's Coffee to make policies with Secret Hitler. We held meetings, deduced lies and corruption and we got a handle on how to come together, even though we were split into 2 teams. That experience came in clutch as we went on to play Pandemic on the 8th of March. Joining our fellow experts as fought back the virus throughout the world. Pandemic is a game that brings people together to work as a team in or
playfestin
Apr 21 min read


New Systems and New Adventures at March at the Dragon's Vault
On the 15th of February, The Master of OSRs (Old School RPGs) Hafis ran "An Enormity of Shelves" using ShadowDark, a wonderful system that reduces complexity and creates tension through its own system. On 1st March, DM Saurav ran Operation Lumin 47 using his own system based on the classic 5e. With his custom system that simplified and made the introductory experience much simpler for newer players.
playfestin
Apr 11 min read


Marching to the beat of tournaments with Rookies
On the 12th of March we started our mini tournaments, hosting one every month to decide who would be our reigning rookie for the month. A round robin tournament would decide our winner for the month. After an incredible set of games at Eve's Coffee, Sreehari was crowned the rookie of the month! Followed by casual meeting on the 19th and throughout where we polished our skills! preparing ourselves for another tournament On the 28th, we hosted another tournament, this time at O
playfestin
Apr 11 min read


Diecast cars might be small, but the Community is not!
As the love for diecast cars spreads across Trivandrum, so does the size of our community. Our Community meetups have always been a place for people to come together with a love for diecast and share that joy. This time around, as we prepared for Diecast Meetup, S02 EP1, we decided that the Event had to grow as much as the community had. That meant a few very important things. More space, More cars, More Events and More Participants, and something more. We wanted to give Vend
playfestin
Mar 31 min read


February Festivals and Chess
We had a small break from our usual Thursday casual games on the 14th of February as we hosted a chess tournament at Tricult, a community based cultural fest. At Tricult, during our round robin tournament, we got to meet a large variety of people who shared the love of chess, from all walks of life, people sat across each other and played multiple games against each other until only one was crowned the winner and won the price of beautiful wooden chess set.
playfestin
Mar 11 min read


On the love struck month of February, we sliced through the love sickness with paper katanas and movie discussions.
We celebrated Valentine's day with a movie discussion of Weathering with you, talking romance and love with the community. The way anime romanticizes reality and bring with it hope and love. On the 15th of February, The Anime Community brought its Katana creation skills to wonderful people at Tricult Festival. Huge crowds filled tables as we taught the people how to create and wield their own katanas. We ended the month on the 28th with our much awaited and much prepped anime
Anime Community
Mar 11 min read


February and Gaming
February was a month as casual as they come for the TGG. On the 6th of February, we found ourselves again at the entrance of Eve's Coffee rooted to the couch. Inviting people whod pass by for a friendly round of video games. On the 20th of February, we found that there is nothing like a collection of fighting games to forget the romance of the valentines week and bring us back to form 27th of February saw us again at the entrance of Eve's Coffee saw us playing Tekken 7. No vi
Diecast Community
Mar 11 min read


Mysteries, Festivals and Building something bigger - Trivandrum Board Game Community February Blog
On the 1st of Feb, 16 of us got together and played Sheriff of Nottingham at Eve's Coffee. We started of the month hiding our smuggled goods. The sheriff was easy to bribe and the games were easy to play. On the 8th of Feb with more than 10 players, we set out to solve a mystery. Cluedo provided us with a mystery that we sat around the table to solve. Travelling across the mansion and investigating our way to the truth. We took our board games out into the Festival circuit. I
playfestin
Feb 271 min read


February was a month of festivals and fun for the Dragons Vault
We started off the month with a game by Veteran DM Roku on the 8th of Feb - Shadow under a Blank Canvas - a mysterious narrative with using the favoured the Dungeons and Dragons 5e, about a land where a disease has been putting people into an unending sleep. On the 15th of February, The Dragons Vault joined the rest of PlayFest as we hosted Sundered Dominion at Tricult. A dungeon crawl build by DM Saurav that saw players chase after or run away from a monster in a detailed du
playfestin
Feb 261 min read


Beyond Cinema and Festivals
On the 13th of Friday. We went out with a questionnaire to confound every cinephile at Tricult, a community based flea market. Questions regarding soundtracks, directors and all sort of film trivia We were surprised at how skilled cinephiles were at recognizing movies with just the themes songs.
playfestin
Feb 191 min read
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